Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-09-24
INTER-OCEAN
EMoRY's ERRORS.
Some Costly "Repalrs" - Frost's
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neutrality-suspicious. of the I%NrER.OcEAN.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-The navy de-
partment has q little scandal which is de-
veloping quite rapidly. 1t is such a
good example of the extremes to which
naval officers will go, and what liberties
they will take, that the story might as
we'll be given in full. Willie Emory is
a dude. He is also a naval lieutenant.
He is rich and has as much influence as
a senator in the navy department.. He
was hold in Washington, despite prece-
dent, for many years as an aide to
Admiral Porter. Finally it became so
well known and so outrageous that such
1avoritism should DO shown to him, that
he was necessarily ordered to sea. About
August, 1886, he was ordered to New
York to command the Thetis and super
intend her repairs, with a view to taking
her to Alaska to protect American seal
from the depreciation of foreigners.
Lieutenant Emory remained in New
York all the time, and entered into
society quite extensively. They say
that, although a married man himself,
he managed to make real Impressions
upon the hearts and the breasts Of sew
eral young ladies of high and refined
social standing in New York. But after
eight months of lionizing, Lieutenant
Emory was obliged to leave New York
and proceed to protect the seals in Alas
kan waters. Meanwhile there had been
expended about $4,000 on repairs for
the vessel, which is only worth 800, 900
at the most. But who has seen the
repaired vessel says that it must haye
cost more than $5O, 1000 to haye furnished
her as elegant and luxuriantly a she is
furnished. Probably tho money for re-
pairs was expended for luxurious ap-
pointments in the captains quarters.
Such things have occurred in the navy,
you know, even under honest admins
trations. The Thetis. commanded by
Lieutenant Emory, sailed from New
York during the latter part of March,
1887, and is still sailing. She stopped
for about a month at Fortress Monroe,
where Lieutenant Emory and his brother
officers had q splendid time in society,
just killing the girls. Then they went
to Barbados, Rio, Buenos Ayres, and
all other large places where naval Off
GERS can have good times and have their
fill of love and women. They say that
after all these months the Thetis is now
at Valparaiso, and will probably remain
IN fhof r0rf for cnnnn firoo ICy;1opk1r
Lieutenant Emory intends to haye
as good a time away from Washington
as he had in Washington, and if the de-
dartment orders him away he will go
and do as he derned pleases, anyway.
If the secretary of the navy thinks that
he can command such a man as Emory
and have him literally obey orders, he is
mistaken. Emory has money as we'll as
brass. He has gold as we'll as copper.
He has wealthy friends, and they will
60 to the president and have tho secre-
tary over-ruled if he dares to interfere
with the dude lieutenent. See? Conse-
quently, Lieutenant Emory will not go
to San Francisco until some time in the
winter, and then he will stay there until
warm weather comes On. The Thetis
will probably need some more 'repairs''
when she reaches San Francisco, and
Emory will see to it that she is repaired.
Meantime, from latest advices. those
American seals are having a hard time
Of it. There is no vessel there t. pro-
tect them, except a revenue cutter: and
inasmuch as tho sea is rather Of con
siderable bigness up there, the revenue
cutter cannot begin to look after the
seals nor the d~epredators. Lieutenant
Emory don't care a tinker for the seals
but he ought to be made to care for the
rights of the American republic in
waters of our own. Iihe cannot be made
to care for his duties as a naval officer Of
this country, he ought to be relieved OF
command and in some way punished
for his alleged contumely of his super.
iors. One OF the officials Of the navy
department says that Secretary Whitney
intends to take Emory in hand himself
and see whether n officer of tho navy
can conduct himself in such q manner
while all the of others are obliged to live
strictly according to the rules and reg.
ulations of the department.. Tho favor.
itism which has been shown Emory
hitherto has been considered %scandalous
in naval circles, but the present state o.
affairs seems to be beyond excuse anC
beyond forgiveness by officials. There
are scores of officers who would be glaC
to have one-tenth Of the good times
which have fallen to the lot of Emory.
Charlie Frost is becoming famous
He has bucked up against the N. p. rail
road company, out in Washington ter.
ritory, and is having a time Of it witt
that corporation. 1t is alleged that Ii,
will be in Washington city before long
to report in person concerning his dis
coyeries of land frauds and timber dc
predations. He is solid with old Sparks
and his former enemies have discovered
the fact. They thought they had
downed the young man, but he fooled
all of them. He hung on and waited
until they were all convinced that Ii,
was killed off, and then he came dow
the home stretch distancing the field
As soon as he got into Washington tor.
ritory as a special agent, he put his hant
into a gigantic timber steal by the Nortl
ern Pacific. Sparks is as proud of TIN
young man as he can be.
An Oshkosh paper contains an inter
view with J. r. Dayton, of Aberdeen
which makes that worthy millionaire
say: